Fallout 76 Legendary Mods: A Comprehensive Guide

In Fallout 76, legendary mods have become a crucial part of enhancing your gameplay experience. These mods allow players to customize their weapons and armor with unique effects, providing strategic advantages in combat and exploration. This guide will cover how to unlock, craft, and utilize legendary mods effectively.

Unlocking Legendary Mods

To unlock legendary mods, you need to scrap legendary items such as weapons, armor, or power armor. This process allows you to learn the crafting plans for specific mods, which can then be applied to other items. It's essential to ensure you haven't already unlocked all the mods on an item before scrapping it to avoid wasting resources.

Crafting Legendary Mods

Crafting legendary mods requires legendary modules, which are the primary resource needed for all mod crafting. Most first-star mods require 15 legendary modules, while second-star mods typically need 30 modules. Each mod has specific additional ingredients, such as rare materials or items, which vary depending on the mod's effect.

Types of Legendary Mods

Legendary mods can be categorized based on their effects and the items they can be applied to:

First-Star Mods

Anti-Armor: Increases armor penetration by 50% on weapons.
Aristocrat: Grants up to 20 energy and damage resistance on armor, and up to 50% damage on weapons based on caps.
Assassin's: Reduces damage from humans by 15% on armor and increases damage to humans by 50% on weapons.
Auto-Stim: Automatically uses a stim pack when health falls below 25% once every 60 seconds on armor.
Berserker: Increases damage as damage resistance decreases.
Blooded: Increases damage as health decreases.
Bolstering: Grants up to 35 energy and damage resistance as health decreases.
Chameleon: Makes the player invisible while sneaking on armor.
Cloaking: Makes the player invisible after being hit in melee once every 30 seconds on armor.
Executioner: Deals up to 50% more damage to targets below 40% health.
Exterminator: Reduces damage from insects and mylraids by 15% on armor and increases damage to them by 50% on weapons.
Furious: Increases damage by up to 35% after consecutive hits.
Ghoul Slayer: Reduces damage from ghouls by 15% on armor and increases damage to ghouls by 50% on weapons.
Gourmet: Increases damage as hunger and thirst meters fill.
Hunter's: Not recommended for boss fights.
Juggernaut: Increases damage as health increases.
Junkie's: Increases damage based on addictions.
Life Saving: Gives a 50% chance to revive with a stim pack when incapacitated.
Medx: Heals friendly targets by 5% health.
Mutant: Increases damage resistance and energy resistance while mutated.
Mutant Slayer: Reduces damage from super mutants by 15% on armor and increases damage to them by 50% on weapons.
Nocturnal: Increases damage resistance and energy resistance at night, and increases damage at night.
Overeater: Increases damage reduction as hunger and thirst meters fill.
Quad: Increases ammo capacity on ranged weapons.
Regenerating: Increases heal rate.
Stalker's: Increases accuracy and reduces action point cost when not in combat.
Suppressors: Reduces target's accuracy.
Weightless: Reduces armor weight by 90%.
Zot's: Reduces damage from scorched by 15% on armor and increases damage to scorched by 50% on weapons.

When seeking legendary mods in Fallout 76, managing your Fallout 76 caps is crucial. Caps serve as the primary currency in the game, allowing you to purchase materials, weapons, and other essential items from traders. While legendary mods themselves might not be purchased directly with caps, having sufficient caps ensures you can afford other resources necessary for crafting and maintaining your gear, ultimately supporting your legendary mod endeavors. This financial flexibility allows you to pursue the highest-tier mods and gear, significantly enhancing your gameplay experience across combat and exploration scenarios.

Second-Star Mods

Agility: Increases agility by 2.
Hasm: Increases radiation resistance by 25%.
Heavy Hitters: Increases power attack damage by 40% on melee weapons.
Hitman: Increases damage while aiming by 25% on ranged weapons.
Inertial: Replenishes action points for each kill.

Third-Star Mods

These mods are typically available for weapons and offer more specialized effects, such as increased damage or unique abilities.

Applying Legendary Mods

Once you have crafted a legendary mod, you can apply it to eligible items at a Tinker's Workbench. You can modify specific effects on a weapon without changing its entire legendary status, allowing for precise customization.

Legendary mods in Fallout 76 offer a wide range of strategic options for players, from enhancing combat capabilities to improving survival mechanics. By understanding how to unlock, craft, and apply these mods, you can significantly enhance your gameplay experience and tackle challenges more effectively. Whether you're focusing on combat, stealth, or exploration, legendary mods provide the flexibility to tailor your character to your preferred playstyle.